The video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29546131
Listening Questions
- a) What medical words can you hear? Which might be military words? b) What’s being provided to back up the soldiers?
- (Jeremy Hunt MP speaks) Has the government got plans? Are the NHS good at dealing with Ebola? (0:22 – 0:35)
- Are people screened before entering the UK? (1:15 ‘First Malika Chin … ‘)
After listening once or twice go back to 00:54 and answer the following:
- What does the aid worker say they need?
Transcript
British army medics training to treat Ebola patients. Today came the promise of 750 troops to help fight the virus. They’ll be backed up by a fully equipped hospital ship, adding to the clinic already being built.
00:22
It is now entirely possible that someone with Ebola will come to the UK by one route or another but we have er very very good plans in place. The NHS has a proven track record of dealing and helping people with Ebola.
00:35
One more grave among many in Sierra Leone. So many buried without even a name. Even the earth sprayed to reduce the risk of infection. And for those trying to hold back Ebola, a sense of how overwhelmed they feel.
00:54
We need action. We are late …
… 1:15 First Malika Chin.
‘I’m really worried about people coming in from abroad. Why is there no UK screening?’
At airports in the countries in worst affected areas, screening is taking place, checking temperatures and looking for other symptoms. Experts say it’s better to stop people travelling so people here are on alert but people arriving will already have been screened. Next to Aileen Cruish. She asks,
01:40
‘I’d like to know exactly how you catch Ebola. Some people say it’s bodily fluids and what exactly do they mean?’
These protective suits are to protect against those bodily fluids. The greatest risk is from actually touching blood, vomit or diarrhoea. But Ebola is quite hard to catch. It’s not carried invisibly in the air.
02:06 Finally to Aimee Vagner
‘How prepared is the UK? We’ve been told that all services can cope with any cases but how do we know that for sure?’
This isolation unit in London has already treated one nurse safely. This is the best equipped but there are isolation units across the UK. They’re always on standby to treat infectious diseases
We have a state-of-the-art unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary but we’ve had to take further measures to deal with the potential cases that come to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne so we have that state of readiness.
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